BTY fair in full bloom at Valhoun County
Old Time Days festival opening with Calhoun Band attractions and balloon ascent. County fairs feature horse shows, racing events, battles for premiums, and a pageant by school children. Officials and citizens plan fireworks, naval ship ceremony, and a Perry centennial toast as crowds gather for three days of fair events and entertainment amid good weather.
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Calhoun Band
Jo County
Dr. L. &. Bean
Oho County
Bud
Bendie
A'L
Volant
Perry
Pai
Niagare
Dorothea Ed
Perry Centennial Complesion
Msiasippi Civer
Planned murder plot to collect life insurance
New York report states Hans Schmidt and dentist Dr Muret allegedly planned a murder campaign to collect insurance. A physician testified they sought death certificates to cover sudden deaths and hinted at a link to Chicago figures like Johann Hoch. Police pursue possible connections and broader scope of the scheme.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Muret
Schmidt
Faurot
Detective Bureau
Father Schmidt
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Testes
Tobacco Growers Meeting in Livermore Kentucky
Attention tobacco growers. The Green River District Union A. 8 of BK will meet in regular quarterly session in Livermore Kentucky on Thursday October 2 at ten o'clock a.m. All county board members expected and district board must be present. Counties urged to report pledged tobacco and other reports due at the October meeting. T H H Balmain, President. B Robertson, Secretary.
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Green River District Union A. 8
Livermroe
T. HH
Balmain
Pres. B
Robertson
Byc'y
Kentucky S. A. Convention in Lowlaville Details
The Forty eighth State Convention of the Kentucky Sunday School Association meets in Lowlaville Kentucky on October 7. The note mentions Rall a Fates and a tally of one tare plus 26 for round, reflecting unclear OCR text from the event listing.
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Kentucky Sunday School Association
Lowlaville
Ralla Fates
Sweet Clover Found Valuable in Kansas Pastures
Hutchinson Kansas September reports farmers abandon eradication of wild sweet clover and harvest seed selling at $12.50 a bushel. Noted trials in Finney Gray and Hamilton counties show high yields, cattle readily eat it, and it improves soil. Statements from J J Haskell Finney County and others describe value and growth conditions.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Arkanass Vallley
Kansas
Finney County
Shull Farm
Garden City
Shut
Charles J. Zirkle
Charleston
Gray County
Zirkle
Yand
Zirkie
Department of Agriculture
J. J. Haskell
Breeze
State Board of Agriculture
Milt Marshall
Mr. Haskell
Hamilton County
Allen Brothers of
Hartland
Florida
Perry County man killed by his wife in Ky tragedy
Mack Eversole a Perry county leader was shot and killed at his Typo home by his wife after a quarrel tied to a former wife. She fired five shots with a pistol and he returned fire wounding her before she killed him. No arrest reported. Eversole longtime sheriff candidate and local merchant leaves six children. Other notes mention local injuries and community updates.
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Hazari
Mack Eversole
Perry County
Type
Eversole
Ev Oradile
Typo
Hartford College Notes Report on Enrollment and Visitors
Nearly 250 pupils enrolled at Hartford College this year with more expected after Christmas holidays. Rev R D Bennett led chapel exercises on Monday. Visitors Nat Lindley Matanzas and John Shultz of Prentiss praised the building and school system. R W Tinsley teaches a large German class and motivates students. Prof A B Bills visited Louisville. Front of college top grading and concrete walk work planned soon to boost appearance and convenience. Several out of town high school pupils listed by name from various locales.
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Hartford College
Unclear Names of Residents and Matriculated Students
Fragments list several individuals linked to Hartford and surrounding towns including Shultz Prentiss Martha Rhoads Raymond Nadi and Wilbur Rhoads along with a roster of matriculated names in the graden. Connectivity and context are limited by missing verbs and full sentences.
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Dora Wilson
Prentins
Mabel Rhoads
Flora Rhoads
Hartford
Frost Touches Tennessee Alabama and Carolina Regions
The Weather Bureau reports light frost this morning in Tennessee, extreme northern Alabama, and western North Carolina. Forecasts predict frost tonight for the Middle Atlantic States and the northern South Atlantic States.
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Washington
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
United States Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
Foreign Student Figures and International Letter Exchange
Report notes 17 238 students at the University of Paria with 3 267 foreigners and cites broader international schooling trends. It mentions citizenship studies in France Denmark and Finland and a claim that six of seven English children do not attend school after age fifteen. It also describes a New York district letter exchange with 26 foreign countries involved.
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University of Paria
France
Denmark
Finland
New York
Wireless night photography device developed in Vallejo
A Vallejo inventor unveiled a wireless camera that operates only at night and projects reflections from a several mile radius. Secretary Daniels invited him to Washington for Navy testing as the device could aid ships by showing distant ships, trains, and streets in darkness. The instrument transmits from a wire web atop a tall mast and could aid naval and army operations at night.
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Vallejo
Cal
Daniels
Washington
Navy Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallley
Etmyloy
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
Marriage license notices include A. A. Keaton to Iva May McCanty of Fordaville and Mark Baise to Carrie Kelley of Rowh eater along with partners Jeune Sutton Kathryne Bratcher Dundee Ky John L Durham Baquality Portia Rowe Coralvo B HL Boswil Claton Versic G Crowder Horton.
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A. A. Keaton
Iva May McCanty
Fordaville
Mark Baise
Carrie Kelley
Rowheater
Jeune Sutton
Kathryne Bratcher
Dundee
John
Durham
Baquality
Portia Rowe
Coralvo
B. HL. Boswil
Claton
Versic G. Crowder
Horton
Ohio County Union Meeting Deferred for Fair
A. S. of E. Noties. The regular quarterly Ohio County Union meeting is deferred to October 3 due to the Ome County Fair. All locale organizations urged to be represented. secretary Henry G. Pirtle expresses desire to save county funds and boost attendance.
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Ohio County Union
Henry 3
Bowling Groom University Offers Endless Admissions and Careers
Fragmentary text claims Bowling Groom University never vacations and enrolls new students weekly, sending hundreds to lucrative positions annually. It labels the institution as a popular business school in America with ongoing growth.
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Bowling Groom University
Tennyson's Brook
America
Ntl
Kentucky Coal Mines Set New 1912 Output Record
Washington reports Kentucky coal production reached 16,490,521 short tons in 1912, up 2,440,818 tons from 1911 and near the 1910 peak. Employment stood at 24,804 with an average yield of 678 tons per man, machine mining at 66 percent of output, and fifty-one fatalities. Eastern districts surged, driven by new developments in Harlan, Johnson, Letcher, and Pike counties, while water storage and irrigation questions spark engineering debate.
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Washington
Kentucky
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Altho
Tme
Ohio
United States
Eurasu
Shatte
Harlan
Johnson, Letcher
Pike
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